You were a chieftain, hunter-gatherer, protector, father, mother, son, daughter of a large tribe or a close nit group of nomads. You came upon a stranger that gave you information of a relic that is sacred to your people. While skeptical of the stranger’s information, you could not ignore the possibility of it being true. You set out with a group of fighters to obtain the relic; while the relic was not there, you found evidence that it was at some point.
While making the return trip to your people, you see columns of smoke rising from your home. As your group races back, the devastation is staggering. Bodies strewn along the ground and outside of homes. You confirm that there were no survivors and provide your people, and family, with a proper burial. With rage encompassing you and the remaining members of your tribe, you set off to track down the culprit and exact your revenge upon them.
You manage to track down the one that slaughtered your people and engage in combat without hesitation. You see now the true source of destruction; the relic that you had been sent after to reclaim. Your party is decimated one by one, murdered by the relic they held sacred. Forced to retreat, you fail your people, your family, and yourself. After several days of anguish and self loathing, you begin again on your path to vengeance. You head to villages, towns, and cities seeking allies to hunt down your enemy and reclaim the relic in honour of the fallen. You are vengeance bound.
- Skill Proficiencies: Choose a Skill - Athletics, Nature, Animal Handling, Perception, Survival, Intimidation
- Tool Proficiencies: Choose a Tool - Leatherworker's Tools, Herbalism Kit
- Equipment: Keepsake: You always carry with you an item of your family or tribe. Each night you ritualistically gaze upon the item before you sleep, reminding you of your loss and your quest.
Your desire for vengeance causes you to enter a Blind Rage when you come face-to-face with the ones responsible for the death of your people. While in combat, your focus is solely on those you sought out to destroy. You gains the following benefits:
- All attacks made against your target gain advantage and an additional 1d12 of damage per attack.
- All other enemies except those you are targeting gain advantage against you.
- You have advantage on Strength checks and Strength saving throws.
- When you make a melee weapon attack using Strength, you gain a bonus to the damage roll that increases as you gain levels as a barbarian, as shown in the Rage Damage column of the Barbarian table.
- You have resistance to bludgeoning, piercing, and slashing damage.
- You can’t be charmed or frightened. If you are charmed or frightened when you enter your Blind Rage, the effect is suspended for the duration Blind Rage.
If you kill your enemy, Blind Rage turns into Controlled Rage until the end of combat. You gain the following benefits in addition to those listed above:
- All attacks do an additional 2d8 of damage per attack instead of 1d12.
- You have advantage on attacks against all enemies.
- All attacks against you no longer gain advantage.
- When you take damage from a creature that is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to make a melee weapon attack against that creature..
If you fall unconscious or your enemy escapes, Blind Rage turns into Breakdown until the end of combat. At the beginning of your turn while experiencing a Breakdown, role a wisdom saving throw:
- a role of 1 causes you to go prone and stunned that turn; two automatic death saving throw failure if unconscious.
- roles from 2-10 causes you to be stunned that turn; automatic death saving throw failure if unconscious.
- roles from 11-19 have no effect.
- a role of 20 or above removes Breakdown; automatic death saving throw success if unconscious.
If you are unconscious, you roll a death saving throw as normal.
Potions and spells can remove the effects of Controlled Rage or Breakdown.
Suggested Characteristics
Your characteristics should reflect the experience of loss, distrust, and hatred.
As time progressed after your entire tribe was slaughtered by a stranger, your character would distrust all strangers at first. It would be difficult for party members to gain your trust; but not impossible. Characters with similar experiences, spending long periods of time trying to know your character, and those that have fought in battle with you have greater chances of earning your trust.
Enemies that harm those you have befriended are more likely to gain your attention in combat, and those that cause your friends to go unconscious will gain your rage.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I’m haunted by the memories of the destruction of my clan. I can’t get the images of death out of my mind. |
| 2 | I enjoy being strong and like breaking things. |
| 3 | I don’t pay attention to the risks in a situation. Never tell me the odds. |
| 4 | I judge people by their actions, not their words. |
| 5 | When I set my mind to something, I follow through no matter what gets in my way. |
| 6 | I don’t run from evil. Evil runs from me. |
| 7 | I refuse to become a victim, and I will not allow others to be victimized. |
| 8 | I expect danger around every corner. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Clan. The memory of my people is all that matter. Anyone that stands in my way of vengeance is an enemy. (Any) |
| 2 | Might. In life as in war, the stronger force wins. (Evil) |
| 3 | Family. Blood runs thicker than water. (Any) |
| 4 | Responsibility. It is my duty to respect the faith and traditions of my allies, just as they must respect mine. (Lawful) |
| 5 | Independence. When people follow orders blindly, they embrace a kind of tyranny. (Chaotic) |
| 6 | Tradition. The ancient traditions of worship and sacrifice must be preserved and upheld. (Lawful) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | Someone saved my life in battle. To this day, I will never leave a friend behind. |
| 2 | My honour is my life |
| 3 | Those who fight beside me are those worth dying for. |
| 4 | I’ll never forget the crushing defeat my people suffered or the enemies that dealt it. |
| 5 | Someone I loved died because of a mistake I made. That will never happen again. |
| 6 | I protect those who cannot protect themselves. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I have little respect for anyone who is not a proven warrior. |
| 2 | I made a terrible mistake in battle that cost many lives – and I would do anything to keep that mistake a secret. |
| 3 | My hatred of my enemies is blind and unreasoning. |
| 4 | I am suspicious of strangers and expect the worst of them. |
| 5 | I have trouble trusting my allies. |
| 6 | I have an addiction. |
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